# N37978: 1978 Perry RS-15, registration cancelled 2013-07-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 1, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Perry RS-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/perry-rs-15) (registry code 05647W2)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 22
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 18, 1980
- Certificate issued: August 17, 1982
- Last registry action: September 14, 1985
- Mode S code: A458A8
- Owner when cancelled: [Hart Richard Wayne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HART%20RICHARD%20WAYNE)
- Location: [Huffman, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Huffman)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0696° N, 95.1067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77336, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37978
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=37978
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37978-2013-07-01

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Perry RS-15: https://openairdocs.org/model/perry-rs-15.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW82DA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA086), Mar 8, 1982: Schreder RS-15 (N37978), Hempstead, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19820308003039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820308003039A), Mar 8, 1982: Amtr RS15 (N37978), Hempstead, TX, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on glider tow ground run, released. Wing hit ground. Glider ground looped.

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